SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Pace University softball team fell to American International College (AIC) by a score of 3-2 in Sunday's Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division matchup after AIC shortstop Yami Lopez-Perez hit a walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh.
GAME 1: AIC 3, PACE 2
SCORING PLAYS
Top 1st – Pace
- Junior shortstop
Ashley Lew (New City, NY/Clarkstown High School North) opened the game with a walk, and was sacrificed over to second by senior second baseman
Haley Hernandez (West Hills, CA/El Camino Real).
- Lew eventually stole third, and was then knocked in on a single by junior right fielder
Jordan Chillinsky (Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad High School) to give Pace a quick 1-0 advantage.
Bottom 1st – AIC
- Left fielder Kristen Steele beat out a bunt to third to open the first with a single.
- Steele then stole second, and was knocked in by second baseman Sarah Baganz on a single through the right side to tie the game.
Top 2nd – Pace
- Senior catcher
Nikole Larm (Brewster, NY/Brewster) reached on an error to kick off the second.
- She was sacrificed over to second, and then a single by sophomore third baseman
Lindsey Ah Soon (Ena Beach, HI/Kamehameha Kapalama) put runners on the corners.
- Freshman left fielder
Stephanie Wang (Arcadia, CA/Arcadia) then singled into right-center, scoring Larm to put the Setters up, 2-1.
Bottom 3rd – AIC
- Baganz singled with one away, and then stole second.
- Baganz later moved to third on a wild pitch, and then scored on a single by catcher Jamie Mainez, tying the game at 2-2.
Bottom 7th – AIC
- Steele led off the seventh with a double down the left-field line.
- Baganz then singled on a bunt and moved to second on the play, putting both runners into scoring position.
- Lopez-Perez then singled up the middle, scoring Steele for the walkoff win.
PITCHING DECISIONS
Win: Jillian Bedard (7-5)
Loss:
Emma Bernet (Baldwinsville, NY/Charles W Baker) (5-5)
SETTER STATS
- Wang hit 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Lew batted 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base.
- Chillinsky went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
YELLOW JACKET LEADERS
- Steele hit 2-for-3 with two runs and a double.
- Baganez batted 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
- Lopez-Perez went 1-for-4 with the game-winning RBI single.
TEAM RECORDS
Pace: 17-17 (11-9 NE10, 11-5 SW)
AIC: 16-19 (12-9 NE10, 7-8 SW)
UP NEXT:
- The Setters take a short trip to Garden City, N.Y. on Tuesday, April 25, to take on Adelphi University in a Southwest Division doubleheader. Game 1 is set to begin at 3 p.m.
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